Sparta

Athens or Sparta, I would choose Athens. At first thought, it would appear as though Sparta would be a better choice with its consistent governmental environment and the social status that the citizens claim, but I had to ponder a little deeper at the choice depending on what part I would play in the community. If I were a slave in the Athens community, I would be exposed to hard work and long hours, but that is much better than the beatings I would have suffered as a helot in Sparta. If I…

Ancient Sparta was Greece’s only real military city-state, where men, women, and children were born into and lived in a military force. Sparta had three main classes, the helots were slaves, the perioeci were the middle class, and the spatriata was the ruling class. The life for a young boy had many more aspects than life for a young girl. Spartan women were treated better than women in other Greek city-states. The Spartan military was one of the most powerful militaries in all of history. The…

The role of the helots in ancient Spartan society has been a much debated and discussed topic in recent decades. Having existed during a time period of which Sparta achieved much prosperity and success, one can suggest that the helots contributed significantly to the state’s economic and social growth. Although positioned the nethermost on the Spartan social hierarchy, the contributions made by the helots to universal Spartan culture were prodigious. This was apparent through the labour the…

INTRODUCTION Sparta was one of the most influential warrior city-states in Greek society. They reached the height of power after defeating a rival city-state called the Athenians in the Peloponnesian war which was in 431-404 BC. On loyalty to the state, military service was essential in Sparta. Men were trained to be soldiers for life. Life in Sparta mainly revolved around being a warrior. GOVERNMENT The Spartan political system had two hereditary mighty monarch kings from two separate…

Introduction This Journal assignment explores the question as to which of the two city states in ancient Greece; Athens or Sparta, I would most prefer to live in. Included in the discussion section is a list of caveats affecting my choice, followed by an examination of the benefits and disadvantages of both city states. The conclusion section states my choice and summarizes rational for that selection. Caveats: There are a few assumptions and preexisting conditions which might effect my…

Athens, Sparta, and Thebes all failed to create a lasting “Greek Empire.” While each polis had its own strengths and weaknesses, the poleis all failed for similar reasons. The poleis failed mainly due to almost constant power struggles, arrogance, and involvement in conflicts they should not have been involved in. Athens, Sparta, and Thebes all failed in spite of various strengths and due to various weaknesses. Athens’ strengths included its large size, large trireme navy, wealth,…

800-323 BCD, Athens and Sparta were the two powerful cites in Greece. Their territories separated by water and land. Although their cities were not too far from each other, yet there was a major different on how they govern there cities. While the Athens was governed by demos, the Spartans were govern by Oligarchy. In this essay, we will explore the structure of their governments, the differences, and the similarities. At the end, both nations left us a unique historical value where other…

An individual living in Greece in the 5th century B.C.E would be better off as a citizen of Athens than as a citizen of Sparta. During this time, Athens was swimming in cash. Where did they get all this money from? Athens got all of it from the Delian League. At first the league was created so that if Persia chose to ever attack again Greece would be ready. City-states apart of the Delian League would have to give contributions. This would typically be either money, men, or ships. The dilean…

of land and were populated by some hundreds of citizens. However, the two largest “Polis” known as Athens and Sparta were much more powerful and influential than the rest. In a nutshell, Athens was a democratic and trade focused government while on the other hand Sparta was a military focused society with an oligarchy government. In this article major differences between Athens and Sparta will be examined. Focusing on the government and on the public life the condition on the two “polis” was…

More slaves than citizens. Abusive “education”. No central government. Sounds like a country that wouldn’t last very long. Well Sparta didn’t. Although they were excellent soldiers, they were abusive and cruel. With Sparta’s central focus to have a superior army,the entire life of a man was to serve. It started as a child and lasted for the rest of their lives.This is why the weaknesses outweigh the strengths. When a child was 7 they were taken away from their families to the agoge. They lacked…